Salvage Teams Board Stranded MSC Vessel as Bad Weather Hampers Progress

The Canadian Coast Guard is reporting that severe winter weather including ice, high seas, and winds, is hampering the efforts of salvage teams to complete an assessment of the conditions of the MSC Baltic III which went aground on the western shore of Newfoundland on February 15. The teams are trying to develop a salvage plan as concerns are rising as “ripples” have been spotted on the hull of the 680-foot (207-meter) containership.

A spokesperson for the Canadian Coast Guard said they are trying to determine if the deformation on the hull came from the grounding or if the vessel is m…